Aurora

Author: Kim Stanley Robinson

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  • : 22.99 AUD
  • : 9780356500485
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
  • : Orbit Books
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  • : January 2016
  • : 198mm X 126mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 22.99
  • : April 2016
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  • : Kim Stanley Robinson
  • : Paperback
  • : 416
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Barcode 9780356500485
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Description

'What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology' Tom Hanks


'Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson's best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever' Guardian


Our voyage from Earth began generations ago.


Now, we approach our destination.


A new home.


Aurora.


Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.


'An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch' SFX

'Aurora is Robinson's best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative' Scientific American

'Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction's greats' Sunday Times


Recent titles by Kim Stanley Robinson:
2312
Shaman
Aurora
New York 2140
Red Moon (coming soon)

Awards

Shortlisted for John W Campbell Award 2016.

Reviews

Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson's best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever -- Adam Roberts, Guardian An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch SFX This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game Publishers Weekly - starred review If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing io9.com Aurora is Robinson's best book yet ... Heart-wrenching, provocative Scientific American Robinson creates an absolutely convincing population of generations yielding to generations ... [A] near-perfect marriage of the technical and the psychological NPR Books